Former Hamilton mayor John Bencivengo has been transferred to an administrative facility in Oklahoma City, two weeks after reporting to his original facility in Leavenworth, Kan.

Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke said Bencivengo was moved to the facility in Oklahoma City on June 12. He said the facility there was a waystation for prisoners who would be transferred to other facilities. He said the prisoners there are not meant to stay long, and are generally sent to other facilities quickly.

Burke said he could not comment on the particulars of Bencivengo’s situation. Bencivengo’s attorney, Jerome Ballarotto, was not immediately available for comment Friday.

Burke said transfers can occur for any number of reasons.

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“It could be disciplinary reasons or his own safety or needing greater security or less security ... Or he could be sent to a facility that offers a program that he is in need of that is not offered where he is at. Space issues are occasionally issues that we take into account as well,” he said.

Bencivengo was supposed to serve his entire 38-month sentence at the minimum security camp in Leavenworth, after a delay of more than a month from when he was supposed to report to prison at the end of April. The bureau did not notify him where he was supposed to report initially and was sent a letter at the end of May where he was supposed to report.

A jury convicted Bencivengo in November of extortion under color of official right, attempted extortion under color of official right, two violations of the travel act and one charge of money laundering. He resigned shortly thereafter, and Council Vice President Kelly Yaede was selected to step into the office until a special election this fall.

A government cooperating witness, Marliese Ljuba, testified she gave him that $12,400 in three payments over the course of 2011 in exchange for his influence with two members of the local board of education. She meant to keep her lucrative health insurance brokerage with the district and prevent it from going out to public bid.

Bencivengo has maintained his innocence since the scandal broke last year, claiming the $12,400 was a loan and not a bribe. He filed a disclosure to that effect before the trial last year. He also filed an appeal of his conviction several months ago, and claimed he could no longer afford counsel, according to court documents.